Citation Tools

Commonly Used Style Guides & Manuals

The scholarly community has agreed on several standards – found in style manuals – to use when citing a reference or compiling a bibliography. Many different styles exist; the following list represents the most commonly used or prominent styles:

Citing Data: When writing a paper or doing a presentation, it is important to cite not only the literature consulted but also the data files used, even if it is data that you have produced. Here are instructions on how to cite data.